Our leadership team

24-7Healthcare is Australia’s largest network of home visiting healthcare professionals. Proudly Australian, our service has a 30 year history of providing quality healthcare in the home, community settings or at aged care facilities.

With accredited standards, our reputation for quality care is built on the solid foundation of our Clinical governance and framework.

Our Executive Management Team works collaboratively to ensure the business provides exceptional, accessible and sustainable healthcare.

Executive management team

John Pappalardo

Chief Executive Officer

John is an experienced executive who has worked across a number of major industries including healthcare, logistics and manufacturing. He has a track record in driving increased shareholder value through business growth and profit improvement programs.

John has spent the last 12 years in healthcare, taking particular satisfaction from the higher social responsibility that is bestowed upon healthcare organisations. He is of a clear view that quality and patient-centricity is at the heart of our business purpose.

Dr Umberto Russo MBBS, FRACGP

Chief Medical Officer

Dr Russo has more than two decades’ experience both in General Practice and medical deputising. He established Adelaide’s leading medical deputising service prior to merging with 13SICK, National Home Doctor Service. Dr Russo works closely with the Board overseeing clinical governance, policies and procedures.

David Wiggins

Chief Financial Officer

David Wiggins is a Chartered Accountant and experienced Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, having held the financial leadership roles in a number of ASX listed and private equity owned companies over the past 20 years.